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Packers Among Teams Interested in Signing Watt

GREEN BAY, Wis. – There’s a lot of work to be done financially but the Green Bay Packers are one of the teams interested in signing former Houston Texans All-Pro J.J. Watt.

On Friday, ESPN.com’s Ed Werder reported “approximately a dozen teams have shown interest” in Watt. A league source told Packer Central that Green Bay is one of those teams.

The Packers’ interest isn’t surprising. Even with his 32nd birthday approaching, Watt, in the estimation of one team’s pro scout, is the type of player who could put his new team “over the top.